Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Self, Identity and Difference
- Symbolic Interactionism or Social action theory
- Labelling Theory
- Becker (1971)
- The reaction of others and subsequent effects of those reactions. Thief, bully,
stupid - a process of segregation creates 'outsiders'
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- Goffman (1959) Dramaturgical model
- manage the impression we give to others
- Back region and front region - our private and public persona
- Social stigma - certain identities
are seen as 'spoiled'
- Mead - Concepts of self
- Young children - me or not me
- Language is what enables us to
reflect on ourselves - what sort of
person am i?
- Cooley (1964) - The looking glass self
- Self identity influenced by our interactions with others
- small scale interactions
- Postmodernism
- Late modernity (slow change)
Postmodernity rapid change
- Giddens
- Reflexive nature of society today - more likely to think and not simply follow tradition
- Diversity
- Dominant culture being replaced by
groups with various 'tastes'
- Choice
- Hobsbawn (1996)identities are now
shirts not skins
- Rapid social change
- Technology
- Unstable society
- Image - media provide a
range of images we can
choose from
- CONTEXT- Structuralists view of society see culture as a product of the needs of
the social system - all tend to see culture as imposed on individuals. Symbolic
Interactionism or Social Action theory see the individual as actively creating
culture through their interactions with other people.
- The role of agencies in
defining identity and status
- Families
- gender differences
- age differences
- Peer groups
- Through peer groups we start to 'interact' with others like us and
begin to make sense of our own identity
- Education
- identify with others like us; age, class and gender.
- labelling
- Mass media
- understanding of
certain groups through
media saturated society
- provide reference for us about
ourselves and others
- Religion
- gender differences
- media linked (Islam)
- Work
- status
- unemployed